Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. General Editor’s Preface ix
5. Editor’s Introduction xi
6. Foreword to the 1952 Edition xvii
7. Acknowledgements (to the 1952 edition) xix
8. Preface: ‘An almost impossible event . . .’ xxiii
9. Introduction 1
10. Part One HISTORIOGRAPHY AND THE STUDY OF THE SOURCES
11. 1 A Problem for Historical Methodology 27
12. 2 The Sources 40
13. Part Two HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE 1302 CAMPAIGN
14. 3 The Terrain at Courtrai 125
15. 4 The Two Armies 152
16. 5 From the Bruges Matins to the Battle of the Spurs for freedom, equality and fraternity 211
17. 6 11 July 1302 222
18. General Conclusion 244
19. Bibliography 251
20. Index 261